~Althia~

"Babe" I spoke as I got woken up in the middle of the night by an alarm

"What the hell" Zach replied as he fumbled around trying to find the source of the sound "It's our phones" He said as he grabbed them from the nightstand that was on his side of the bed

I grabbed my phone and saw that Jeff was facetiming me

"Jeffery, you better have a good fucking reason for facetiming me at three fucking a.m" I told him as soon I answered his facetime

Zach leaned his head on my shoulder as he rubbed his eyes

"Thiaaaaaaaa" Jeff slurred as the camera faced the ground

I took a deep breath and mentally prepared myself to deal with drunk Jeff

"Where are youuuuuuu? I-I can't see anyone" He said as he stumbled over something

"Jeff, sweetie, I'm not with you" I said

"Exactly" His face appeared on the screen "Why would you and Zaaaachyy leave me?" He asked as tears started to form in his eyes

Zach softly chuckled as he opened his phone to hopefully text Alex

"We were never with you, Jeff. We didn't go to the party" I reminded him

"You didn't?" Jeff questioned, seeming totally shocked

"Nope" I answered him

"Then whooo in the hell did I drink this bottle with" He asked as he showed a bottle of tequila to the camera

"I don't know" I responded "Jeff, where are you? Where is everyone else?" I asked him

"I don't even know" He whispered "I left to go look for you and Zzzzzzzz because you left me to go see a racooon and then I was sad so I drank some more, you know how it is" Jeff answered me

"Alex said that they're all in the car and they're going to get him" Zach whispered to me

"What was that?" Jeff leaned closer to the screen and put his ear on it "First you leave me, then you pet a racoon without me and now we're keeping secrets from each other" He went on "I cannot believe you guys" His voice cracked as he took another sip from the bottle before throwing it in front of him

"Jeff-" I started but got cut off

"You really do hate me" Jeff said as tears fell down his cheeks

Before I could say anything, headlights appeared and I prayed that it was Alex

"Jeff, come on. Get in the car" I heard Alex's voice say

"Nooooo" Jeff shook his head violently "I wanna go see the racoons with my friends but they hate me" He continued

"Jeff, listen to Alex" I told him

"Yeah, he'll bring you to us and you can see the racoons" Zach added

I heard gasping

"Issssss that Altitty and Big Daddy Z?" I heard Montgomery ask

"It sure sounds like them" I heard Jess agree with him

"Come on Jeff" Alex tried him again, ignoring Mont and Jess' comments

Next thing I knew, Jeff got up and started running away

"For fucksakes" I heard Justin yell then a car door being opened and closed "No, you stay there" He said to, most likely, Jess and Monty

Both Justin and Alex got a hold of Jeff and walked him towards the car

Alex grabbed his phone out of his hand and I could see that Justin was helping Jeff into the car where I could also see Jess in the passenger seat and Monty in the backseat, the two of them clearly pretty drunk as well

"I'm sorry we woke you guys up" Alex apologized "We couldn't find Jeff anywhere and Jessica and Montgomery were already a handful so I guess it's a good thing that he called you guys" He added

"Make sure everyone is safe, take good care of them and don't lose another one again please" I said

"I won't" He promised "Also please don't ever leave me and Justin with these three again" He added, making us laugh

We said our goodbyes then hung up

"Oh God, I'm so glad we missed that one" Zach spoke as he placed our phones back on the nightstand

"Where did he even get racoons from?" I asked then laughed as I laid back down and got comfortable

"I don't even wanna know" Zach replied as he got cozy in bed "Well goodnight again baby" He added as he wrapped an arm around me and pulled me closer to him

"Goodnight babe" I replied as I turned around a bit and placed a gentle kiss on his lips

Before I knew it, we were both back sound asleep.

//

"Shh, be careful not to wake up Auntie Thi" Was the first thing I heard when I woke up in the morning

"Does she get like Bea when she doesn't get enough sleep?" I heard James asked

"A hundred times worse" Zach answered him, which made me want to roll my eyes and made the twins laugh "Let's go downstairs and I'll get started on breakfast" He added

"I hope you're sleeping well Auntie Thi" I heard Julien say then someone, who I'm guessing was him, patted my head

I let them go downstairs and waited in bed a bit, texting Alex and Justin to make sure that everyone was alright

Then I went in the bathroom with my bag and brushed my hair as well as my teeth

As I walked downstairs, I saw the boys were playing in the living room

Then I went into the kitchen and saw Zach with Beatrice

"Okay and what do I do next?" He asked her

"You have to flip the pancake onto the other side so it can cook there too" She answered him

"And how do we know it's cooked on one side?" Zach questioned

"Because of the bubble thingys" Beatrice said

I leaned back on the wall and enjoyed watching them before I went in the living room to see the boys

"Good morning boys" I spoke

They both looked at me and got up to hug me

"Did you sleep good?" Julien asked me

I nodded my head

"Good because we were trying to be reaaaal quiet for you" James told me

I laughed and thanked them before asking if I could play cars with them

Once Zach and Beatrice finished breakfast, we ate then Zach and I cleaned up. We all got dressed and ready for the day before deciding to stay at the house and play outside since Zach's aunt would be home soon.

//

We were all back inside playing a board game when we heard the front door being opened and closed

"MOMMY!" The kids all exclaimed as they got up and ran to the door

Zach got up and followed them as I stayed in the living room

I could hear all of the kids talking on top of one and other, trying to tell their mom everything they wanted to say

Zach's aunt listened to all of them and made comments when they let her before she announced that they had to go get ready since their father was picking them up soon

"How was it not driving a minivan?" I heard Zach ask his aunt as I started to clean up the game

"It felt good not having all of the car seats and crying children" She answered him making him laugh "They weren't too bad, were they?" She questioned

"Not one bit, we had a couple of fits but luckily my partner in crime is a natural" Zach told her which made me smile

"Auntie Thi, huh? They really got attached to her" Zach's aunt said

"You should've seen them, not even a minute in and they were already opening up to her. It was great" Zach replied

"I'm glad, it's really hard for them to let people in" She said which made me smile even more "Okay I want to meet her! Where is she?" She asked Zach

"In the living room" Zach answered

I quickly finished cleaning up the game

"Babe, this is my aunt" Zach spoke as he walked in the room

I turned around and saw the both of them

"Hi! Wow you're so gorgeous, I've heard so much about you! I'm Analicia" Zach's aunt said as she came up to me and hugged me

"Hi, I'm Althia! Thank you so much, you're so beautiful. It's so nice to meet you" I hugged her back

We talked for a bit more before we decided it was time for us to leave

"Kids! Come down to say goodbye" Analicia announced from the bottom of the stairs

Soon, all three of them were racing down the stairs to give Zach and I hugs

We said our goodbyes and made our way to the Zach's car

"See I told you they would love you and my aunt adored you" Was the first thing Zach said as we started driving

I made a face at him

"Your mom is gonna be the toughest one to break" I told him

"Which reminds me that you should come over for dinner soon or something" Zach said

"Only if your aunt and the kids will be there" I said

"Althia, you'll eventually have to properly meet my mom" He responded

"Zach, I know that" I replied "It's just I'm super scared that she'll hate me" I added

"She'll love you" He reassured me "My aunt loves you, my cousins love you, my sister will love and my mom will, don't worry" He added

I sighed and nodded my head

"I should also go over for dinner at your house sometime" Zach said

"Why?" I asked him

"To meet your parents" He answered in a duh voice

"Zachy, you've already met my parents" I reminded him

"Yeah but not as your boyfriend" He told me

I looked at him

"What difference does it make?" I questioned and he shrugged

"I just feel like it needs to be done, plus I want to get on your moms good side" He told me

I laughed

"As much as I would love to reassure you like you reassured me, you and I both know that my mom hates everyone and she doesn't have a good side" I replied which made him laugh

//

"I have training all tomorrow so we won't be able to do anything until later" Zach told me as he parked in my driveway

"That's okay" I said "I was thinking about asking Jessica if she wanted to do something anyways" I added and he nodded

"Alright well I'll facetime you later tonight and I'll see you at school on Monday" Zach said

I nodded my head and leaned in to kiss him goodbye

"How were the kids?" My mom asked me the minute I walked through the door

"They were great, it was really fun" I answered her

"That's good" She replied

"Mom? Do you think I could invite Zach over for dinner sometime?" I asked her

"For sure, I'll look at your father and I's schedule and we'll try to find a time that works for all of us" She responded

I nodded my head then headed upstairs to unpack